Drew Lyton
Senior Software Engineer at Sanity
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDrew Lyton is a Senior Software Engineer and founder with eight years of experience building delightful web experiences and communities, currently contributing to Sanity’s front-end work on user access flows and telemetry. As CEO and co-founder of Lumastic and founder of Lytle Media, he blends product design, storytelling, and engineering to help creators and small organizations connect and grow. Based in Charlottesville, VA, Drew pairs hands-on UI development with a founder’s instinct for product-market fit, having implemented UX improvements and internationalization in high-impact open-source projects like Sanity Studio. His background in motion graphics and content strategy gives him a unique edge in crafting polished, user-centric interfaces that tell compelling stories.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Herndon High SchoolBachelor’s of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor’s of Science, Computer Science at University of Virginia
Github Skills (11)
javascript10
react10
ui-components10
i18n-node9
telemetry9
i18next9
cms9
i18n-js9
headless-browser8
headlessui8
headless-cms8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
sanity-io/sanity
Mar 2023 - Oct 2024
Sanity Studio – Rapidly configure content workspaces powered by structured content
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:20 reviews, 6 PRs, 72 pushes in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Drew primarily contributed to the Sanity Studio's front-end components, specifically focusing on features related to user access requests and trial dialogs. Their work involved implementing UI elements, managing state, and integrating telemetry for tracking user interactions. They also refactored code, updated I18n strings, and addressed various UI/UX improvements, including button styles and copy changes. The user's contributions centered on enhancing the user experience within the studio environment.
cmsheadlessreactrealtimesanity-studio
drewlyton/blog-posts
Aug 2022 - Sep 2022
Contributions:182 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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